"Xue'er and I are innocent, absolutely nothing like what you're thinking happened," Xu Ran said.
"Hmph. No one believes you. Then tell me, why did Xue'er walk out of the room wearing different clothes and looking so much better?" Bi Bidong said irritably. Did Xu Ran think she was brainless just because of her figure? She wasn't going to be fooled that easily by him.
"Really. What could I possibly do sitting in this wheelchair? Do you think Xue'er is that kind of person?"
"You, you're twisting words! Xue'er is naive and must have been deceived by you," Bi Bidong said with a flushed face and clenched teeth, looking as if she was about to pounce on Xu Ran and bite him.
In her mind, it was entirely possible that something had happened. Xue'er might be stubborn, but when she fell in love, she would stop at nothing.
Just thinking about it made her so angry she felt like kicking Xu Ran.
Xue'er used to be so pure, only to be corrupted by Xu Ran!
"Hey. Xue'er and I really are innocent. If something had really happened, how could we come out so quickly? I just helped Xue'er boost her strength, which is why she now looks so vibrant," Xu Ran said indignantly.
"Really?" Bi Bidong was stunned, not expecting that this was the case, and realized she might have misunderstood Xu Ran.
"Of course. Xue'er's clothes were ruined by her Flame Attribute during the strength enhancement. So she put on a new set when she came out," Xu Ran continued to explain.
"Oh. So that's what happened," In an instant, Bi Bidong understood. She looked at Xu Ran's expression, which seemed genuine, so she believed him. Otherwise, was she supposed to believe that Xue'er would do such a thing, seducing Xu Ran, challenging decency and decorum?
Impossible, her Xue'er could never be that kind of person.
"I must say, Your Holiness the Pope, it seems you might have some misconceptions about certain positions. Your way of thinking is perhaps a bit too old-fashioned. Nowadays, it's all about gender equality," Xu Ran said as he eyed Bi Bidong's voluptuous body and grabbed the hair that fell behind her, savoring its fragrance.
At that moment, Bi Bidong was still wearing the blue and white nurse outfit, which seemed to struggle to contain her mature and full figure. When she was angry or upset, it shook provocatively, almost as if ready to burst forth, overwhelming for anyone to see.
Especially those legs, though wrapped in white pants, their perfectly straight and gorgeous silhouette was still heart-stopping.
"What are you looking at? Stop looking."
Bi Bidong felt uneasy under Xu Ran's gaze, now without her strength, she was really somewhat afraid of Xu Ran doing that sort of thing to her. If so, she'd rather be dead.
"What? I can't even look when you're this beautiful?" Xu Ran smirked.
"You can't look. I am the Pope, not some indecent woman," Bi Bidong glared resentfully, her hand touching her ample bosom, quickly putting some distance between herself and Xu Ran. She saw greed and desire in his eyes.
This made her uneasy, but more than that, it enraged her. That bastard Xu Ran, even though he already had Xue'er, still dared to harbor such thoughts about her.
This move was simply inhuman!
She couldn't believe that Xu Ran wouldn't be aware of her relationship with Xue'er; to still entertain such thoughts, only shamelessness could describe it.
Although she knew that many people outside were very interested in this kind of relationship, most of them operated in the shadows, after all, it was something that couldn't be brought to the public eye. But Xu Ran was audacious to the extreme, shamelessly looking at her with that kind of gaze and even sleeping in her embrace every day.
"I know what you're thinking. I, Xu Ran, never mince my words, and I've never cared about the opinions of society."
"What do you mean by that? You really have such thoughts, you bastard!" Bi Bidong was enraged, but at the same time, she became even more wary. A person like Xu Ran, if he says he can do something, he can do it, and if that kind of thing really happened, she couldn't bear to think about how she would face Xue'er afterward.
Xue'er was so fond of Xu Ran, if she were to find out that she and Xu Ran were together, she might even misunderstand and think it was her who seduced Xu Ran. In that case, Bi Bidong would be unable to defend herself, only able to watch as her relationship with Xue'er deteriorated.
Damn Xu Ran, he was such a problem.
When had Bi Bidong ever encountered such a troublesome issue?
Back in the Martial Soul Hall, if anyone dared to defy her, she would simply kill them.
But now, Xu Ran was like her natural enemy, restraining her completely.
Sometimes, she couldn't help but admire Xu Ran, whose talent was unmatched. At a young age, he stood at the pinnacle of the Continent, and even Xu Ran's intelligence was unbeatable, easily unsettling her mind.
Even though she knew Xu Ran was doing it on purpose, the words he said and the things he did all targeted her weakness. She couldn't not care. Now, she felt like a snake grasped by its vital three inches, fierce yet unable to use any of her power, merely at the mercy of Xu Ran's manipulation.
Even if she didn't want to admit it, she had to. At least for now, even if she had the power to kill Xu Ran, she wouldn't be able to lay a finger on him.
She had seen through Xu Ran, but Xue'er hadn't, and unless Xue'er also realized the truth about Xu Ran and decided to break up with him, Bi Bidong couldn't make a move against him.
Xue'er was her only relative in this world. Bi Bidong had made many mistakes in the past and hurt Xue'er. But now she knew she was wrong, and she longed to reconcile with Xue'er. If she were to act against Xu Ran now, it would mean her relationship with Xue'er wouldn't just remain unresolved but would get even worse.
"Xu Ran, I'm warning you. Now that you're with Xue'er, you can't have other ideas. You have to treat Xue'er well. Otherwise, I won't let you off. As for me, just give it up. I already have someone I like, and my relationship with Xue'er... it's absolutely impossible," Bi Bidong said, fearing that Xu Ran might suddenly make a move on her and turn the raw rice into cooked rice, so she hurriedly made her position known to Xu Ran.
That damn Xu Ran was capable of doing such bad things, but she could not.
She had decided to agree to let Xu Ran be with Xue'er for now, to prevent Xu Ran from getting angry and doing something unreasonable to her. As long as nothing of that nature happened between Xu Ran and Xue'er, there was still a chance for things to be salvaged.
When the time came, she would expose Xu Ran's true nature and make Xue'er hate him. Then she could take the opportunity to kill Xu Ran.
"You're agreeing to me being with Xue'er?" Xu Ran looked at Bi Bidong in astonishment; hadn't she previously had an attitude of rather dying than marrying Xue'er off to him?
She gave in so quickly? Just that afraid of him making a move on her?
Xu Ran curled his lip, not expecting his words to scare Bi Bidong like that. It seemed that Bi Bidong was all bark and no bite. As for her other thoughts, they were purely a figment of her imagination. When the time was ripe, she wouldn't be able to escape either.
Love came too quickly, like a tornado.